Southwest Sweet Potato & Turkey Bowl

Southwest Sweet Potato and Turkey Bowls are a healthy and delicious dinner! Sweet Potatoes and Ground Turkey are seasoned with southwest spices and mixed with corn and black beans. Serve it all over rice or quinoa and top with diced tomatoes, cilantro and a chili lime crema.

Ingredients

There is a longer list of ingredients for this recipe, however they are all easy to find ingredients.. and honestly you might have the majority of them in your kitchen already!

Sweet Potato & Turkey Bowls

Rice or Quinoa– Serve this over white or brown rice, or make a Mexican Rice (or Instant Pot Mexican Rice), or Quinoa.

Chili Lime Crema

Step by Step Picture Instructions

Start with a large skillet (that has a lid), over medium heat. Add the water and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add the peeled and diced sweet potatoes.

Cook them for 15 minutes, slightly covered for the first 10 minutes. They will steam and soften the first 10 minutes, and then sauté and brown for the final 5 minutes.

Remove them from the skillet to a plate and set aside.

Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to the now empty pan and saute/brown the turkey for about 5 minutes. If it released a lot of grease/juice, drain before moving on.

Add the onions, peppers and garlic to the pan and sauté for another 5 minutes.

Then add back in the sweet potatoes, all seasonings, the corn and black beans. Give it a good stir to coat with the seasonings. Let the frozen corn warm through, about 2 minute.

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In a small bowl make the chili lime crema. Whisk together the sour cream, water, lime juice and all the seasonings.

Assembly

To assemble your bowls lay down a layer or rice or quinoa in a bowl, top with some of the turkey/sweet potato mixture, drizzle with a generous amount of chili lime crema, then finish with diced tomatoes and chopped cilantro.

Other toppings that are great on these bowls are guacamole, fresh avocado, pico de gallo, salsa, pickled jalapenos, green onions, or queso fresco!

Variations

One great thing about this dinner is that it’s easily modified to suit your family’s preferences OR to what you have in your kitchen. Here are a few ideas to try:

• Use ground beef instead of ground turkey.
• Sub in pinto beans for black beans, or use both if you really love beans.
• Add fresh chopped jalapenos for a little kick. Add them in when you sauté the turkey/onions/garlic/peppers.
• Make it meatless and take out the turkey all together.
• If sweet potatoes aren’t your jam, leave them out and increase the beans and corn.
• Top the bowl with a little guacamole or chopped fresh avocado.
• Add a 4oz can of chopped green chilies to add another layer of flavor. Add them in when you sauté the turkey/onions/garlic/peppers.
• Omit the rice and serve as a salad over lettuce tossed with your favorite southwest dressing or salsa.
• Wrap it up in a tortilla for a sweet potato and turkey burrito.

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